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Golden Circle Afternoon Tour: Iceland's Volcanic Wonders
4.8
334 Ratings
Reykjavík
Discover the extraordinary volcanic and polar landscapes of Iceland. This Golden Circle Afternoon journey is an alternate schedule of the Grand Golden Circle tour, providing a wonderful opportunity to escape the city in the afternoon or for those who prefer a late start to the day.
Discover the extraordinary volcanic and polar landscapes of Iceland. This Golden Circle Afternoon journey is an alternate schedule of the Grand Golden Circle tour, providing a wonderful opportunity to escape the city in the afternoon or for those who prefer a late start to the day.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Golden Circle Route - The Golden Circle route is the most popular tour destination from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Gullfoss is a waterfall of the White River Hvítá. It has two steps of 11 and 21 meters and there are…
- Golden Circle Route - The Golden Circle route is the most popular tour destination from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Gullfoss is a waterfall of the White River Hvítá. It has two steps of 11 and 21 meters and there are pulling more 100 m3 water through it at a second.
- Strokkur - Strokkur is the little brother or the famous Geysir which not active anymore. Strokkur though is still very active blowing water up into the air every 7 to 10 minutes.
At this stop can you also purchase food.
- Thingvellir National Park - The Thingvellir are both historically and geologically a important location. Here was the first icelandic parliament founded in the late 900s and this is also the a visible division between the eurasian and the north american continental plates.
- Kerid Crater - Kerið is an iconic volcanic crater of 55 meters depth. Kerið is only included in the 10:30 am departures, not later departures.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Cruise Port Pick up, please contact the local operator directly after…
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Cruise Port Pick up, please contact the local operator directly after booking in order to confirm your exact meeting point
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Kerið crater is only included with the 10:30 tour. Later departures are only 7 hours in duration
Location
Þórunnartún 1
Þórunnartún
Tour Bus Stop 12, Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 1 (64.144389,-21.910327)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(334 Ratings)
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Nicolaed194
Sep 20, 2024
your guide Monica - "We (myself and my wife) had a great and pleasant surprise! Let me explain. During our trip to Iceland, we made a reservation for the Golden Circle tour. We were called to the meeting point at Bus Station 12 for 9 a.m., but we arrived half an hour earlier. There were tourists waiting to board the buses, which started arriving one after another. The guides were calling out the names of the people, who would then board the buses and set off. We waited until after 9 a.m., several buses had already left, and we still hadn’t been called. We began to worry. After a few more minutes, a black minibus arrived, and a lady had a list with our names, mine and my wife's. We got on the minibus, feeling somewhat disappointed. A minibus? Others were getting on large, spacious buses? But it turned out to be an extremely advantageous option in the end. The minibus was very comfortable, the small number of passengers was a bonus on the route, and the driver, who introduced herself as Monica, was also our guide. I can tell you that she was the best, most pleasant, kind, and attentive guide we’ve ever had! If you ever want to have as pleasant an experience as we did, try to take the tour with 'your guide Monica.' You won’t regret it. She also has a playlist with incredibly well-chosen Icelandic music!"
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Filippost71gs
Sep 14, 2024
Super - The tour was amazing and expecially well-organized. The places I’ve visited are so interesting and so beautiful. Rosalinda is the best one.
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Roccot359
Sep 14, 2024
perfect - Amazing tour, beautiful landscapes, views, and even more amazing driver and guide: Rosalinda you are the best!
Everything was perfectly organised.
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Cesi_e
Sep 2, 2024
Amazing Scenery - Amazing tour, beautiful scenery all over. The weather in late August was perfect, not too hot and not too cold.
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Marcusss6509kd
Aug 16, 2024
Knowledgable guide and great tour! - Overall the tour was great and Vik was a very knowledgable and enthusiastic guide who gave us a great background of Icelandic culture! The geysir and waterfall was very impressive and we were lucky enough to see a rainbow. Would definitely recommend!
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Debra_s
Aug 15, 2024
Wonderful - Marvin was a wonderful tour director. Informative, humorous. It was a cool rainy day. But we loved every minute of the tour. Would highly recommend the tour. The driver was professional and we all marveled at how well he could handle that bus in the tight parking lots. Thanks Marvin
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Karen_t
Aug 6, 2024
Highly recommended - I highly recommend this tour by Bus Iceland. The guide, Denis, and the driver were good humoured throughout and Denis provided lots of information about the area and Iceland more generally. We even had a few extra stops due to 'good behaviour'! 🤣
We had an easy, on time, pick up and return to and from the cruise port.
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Loretta_s
Aug 22, 2024
Fabulous! Highly recommend!! - I would definitely have given this 5 stars had it not been for the fact that we were picked up later than we were told. I was on this excursion with a large group from a cruise ship and we were not aware that our bus was picking up passengers at many hotels in Reykjavík! We had to return to the ship by specific time or we would have been left by the cruise line! The excursion was fabulous, we enjoyed each stop and I highly recommend this to anyone traveling there. I also appreciated the quick response to each question I had as we were waiting for the bus to arrive that day. Iceland is beautiful!
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Doug_d
Aug 18, 2024
Maybe try different tour company? - Good tour, beautiful scenery but our guide (non-native) really didn’t explain much of history for us
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Sandie_b
Aug 2, 2024
Disorganized to say the least - A large company should have better procedures in place for passengers embanking and disembarking. You should have a person at port with names of participants and assign the bus straight away rather than the chaos from all 3 buses screaming and people being confused. Also please advise participants that the food choices are very limiting.
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